Frakin' Funny Blog

Shaundar found this blog when we were trying to figure out what "Tin Roof, Rusted" meant, from the classic B-52's song "Love Shack."

It's pretty sweet.

http://rustedtinroof.blogspot.com/

When did I get so freakin' sentimental?

Saw this vid on Facebook. It got me all vaclempt in my office.

It's not Arwen

It is true that our girl name is on the geeky names list below. It sounds like my mother and my cousin have concluded that we're going with Arwen, of Lord of the Rings Fame.

Wrong answer. I should remind you that I was never a big Rings fan. I found the books to be pretty dull. I admit, I am one of the few nerds who feels this way.

I am a Trekkie.

The name is Polish. It's an alternate form of the name of a 14th Century Polish Queen and Saint.

That's all you get. We'll spill the beans after we find out what we're having. I don't want any excitement or criticism until then. So I'm not telling, yet.

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When I'm a dad, I promise not to...

Try to sell my child on Craigslist.

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=544227


Vancouver couple arrested for putting baby up for online sale
Just a hoax, says couple
Neal Hall, Canwest News Service Published: Tuesday, May 27, 2008

VANCOUVER -- A Vancouver couple have been arrested but will not be charged after posting an Internet ad on Craigslist, offering their seven-day-old baby for $10,000, police said Tuesday.
Vancouver police Const. Tim Fanning said he had never heard of such a thing in his 27 years as a police officer.

Ten police officers worked on the case, he said, tracking the Craigslist posting to a west-end apartment.

"Police knocked at the door and asked if there was a baby in the apartment," Const. Fanning told reporters at a news conference.

He said the 23-year-old mother was found nursing a seven-day-old baby.

Among the four adults in the apartment was the baby's father, also in his 20s.

The couple were initially arrested for questioning about the ad.

"They said it was just a hoax," Const. Fanning explained.

The father, who placed the ad using a computer found in the apartment, was taken to jail.

Police sent a report to Crown recommending a charge of public mischief, but the Crown didn't feel there was enough evidence to support the charge, he added.

The baby was taken from the couple by a social worker and placed in care, Const. Fanning said.

Last week, authorities in Germany said they were investigating a couple after they offered their eight-month-old son for sale on the Internet auction website EBay.

A number of people had contacted police when they say the posting online offering a baby for a sale because it cried too much. The opening bid was 1 euro ($1.57).

There were no bidders in the auction in the two hours it was posted online. The 23-year-old

German woman told police that it was a joke.

Craigslist is an online classified advertising service.

Vancouver Sun, with files from Reuters

The name game...for real

We've been talking names since practically the day after we found out we were having a kid. We're about settled on names, at this point.

For girls, we're set on the first name. We're still discussing a middle name.

For boys, we're about there. We've got a couple choices, but one seems to be the favorite. Middle name is still way up in the air for boys.

Picking a name is kinda fun. We had a few rules that go into our name picking:

It has to be unique, but not unheard of or made up. The "Unique" name has been very popular lately, which means that most names that used to be unique, aren't any longer. For instance...Gabriel used to be one of our favorites for boys, and a couple years ago, you didn't hear it very often. However...the Social Security Administration lists it as #28 most popular name for 2007 in the US.

Next: I am not a fan of the androgynous name. I don't want to name my kid Cody or Jamie or anything that can be for a boy or a girl. I just don't really like that.

Third: No namesakes. At least not in the first name. We have too many family members that are important to us. I think we'll consider it for middle names, but probably not even then.

No names that would give the kid weird initials. There aren't a heck of a lot of weird combos that end in P...but, I would hate having SAP or something.

Nothing Hippie. Not Star or Summer or Apple or Willow or River or Marijuana.

So...now that you know the rules, the names we've decided on are......

Secret. We'll tell you later. :-)

When I'm a dad, I promise not to...

See below.

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28 Really Geeky Baby Names

FYI...I am stealing this verbatim (via the high tech copy/paste option) from some dude named Darren Barefoot: http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/archives/2007/03/29-really-geeky-baby-names.html

Funniest part (or geekiest part)...our girl name is on this list!

Plagiarizing, now:

1) Strider - It could have been worse, he could’ve been named Pippin.

2) Arwen - Again, it could have been Eowyn. Plus, it’s quite a pretty name.

3) Lestat - “I can’t understand why junior keeps wearing all that white makeup…”

4) Neo - You might as well name the kid “Jesus”.

5) Keanu - See above.

6) Nikita - Apparently from the Elton John song, not from La Femme Nikita, but we can hope.

7) Nero - “Son, you’re named for a a Roman Emperor. No pressure.”

8) Maximus - See above.

9) Cosmo Ranger - I got nothing.

10) Eaton - Last name Seamen. Not so much geeky as just plain cruel.

11) Cleopatra Evita - Presumably she’s the daughter of drag queens.

12) Corran - Apparently a character in the Star Wars books.

13) Mara Jade - Another similarly non-movie Star Wars character.

14) Anakin - Bound to be a mouth breather.

15) Luke - Climbed the charts from 228th in the seventies to 42nd today.

16) Ada - Destined to work in a cubicle among smelly coding boys.

17) Wesley - Fairly common, but geeky when inspired by Star Trek.

18) Jadzia - Apparently in 1998, there were 27 baby girls named after Deep Space Nine’s Dax.

19) Ryker - In that same year, 80 baby boys were making Number One in their diapers.

20) B’elanna - Well, at least the apostrophe will simplify things.

21) Kirk - Apparently Kirk Cameron was named after the Shatnerian one.

22) Moon Unit - Thank you, Papa Zappa.

23) Amadeus - Retro geeky.

24) Mars - I know, it’s also a Greek god. But it gets dodgy when his sister is named Venus. And what if you named a kid Pluto and he got downgraded to a mere dwarf planet?

25) Ripley - Likes her machine gun with a flamethrower chaser.

26) Dade - This one’s pretty obscure (but apparently legit). I mean, how many people saw Hackers?

27) Damien - You know, like the Prince of Darkness? Rose in popularity thanks to The Omen.

28) Version 2.0 - Obvious, and apparently true.

When I'm a dad, I promise not to...

...Let my kid see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Terrible Terrible movie. They took one of my favorite characters of all time and went all Anakin Skywalker on him.

I know this isn't necessarily baby related, but I hated the movie so much, I just had to put it here.

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Boy or Girl

So, yesterday, we talked about whether or not one should find out the sex of their baby before the birth. Today...we're discussing whether or not a boy or a girl would be better.

Me? I'm indifferent. As long as the kid has 2 arms, 2 legs and can fly...I'll be happy.

Shaundar wants a girl...a lot. I am gently trying to prepare her for the fact that it may not be a girl. I think we'll be okay as we are finally starting to settle on potential boy names as well as girl names.

But, what's better? Having a boy or having a girl?

Kids are cute when they're kids no matter what. Although, with a boy, you do have to worry about that crazy ray gun that may occasionally fire during changings. Regardless...when I think of this question, I don't typically think of babies.

I think of teenagers.

I should start this explanation with a disclaimer. I hate teenagers. I think a great way to assist in population control is to get rid of all the teenagers. Anyone between 13 and 17 and a half, put them on a shuttle and send them to Mars. I'll even settle for a deserted island in the middle of the Arctic.

Boy teenagers are going to be sleeping around, getting in fights, joining gangs, being all macho and picking on the band geeks (something I am totally unfamiliar with), and holing up in their room playing violent video games and plotting vandalism of the school library.

Girl teenagers are going to be bringing those boys home, wearing skimpy clothing, shouting phrases like, "I Hate you!" and "You ruined my life!", getting pregnant, and spending all my money on makeup.

Time to start saving up for boarding school.

Finding out the Sex?

Just so there is no suspense, here...we will be finding out the sex of little Starbuck. In fact...we'll be finding out in about 4 more weeks.

There are 2 questions that are asked by almost everyone once they find out we're pregnant. They always say Congrats. Then they ask, "How far along are you?" and "Are you going to find out the sex of the baby?"

(Actually...they usually ask, "Are you going to find out what your having?" to which the reply is, "Weren't you listening? We're having a baby.")

Anyway...we knew right away that we would want to know. I mean, how else can you plan how to decorate the room, what kind of clothes to buy, whether we need to stock up on Barbies or guns.

Now, this is where all my Seattle friends say, "You should let your child guide his own sexual identity. You shouldn't encourage total boy or girl behaviours." To which I will respond, "Stuff it, Hippie."

A couple family members have given us grief saying that this is the big surprise of having a kid. I hate to break it to everyone...but the big surprise was the pee stick with the plus sign.

So...what are your thoughts, here. If you've had a kid, did you find out before hand? Why or why not? Were you satisfied that you did what you did?

To me...this gives us a chance to start bonding early. At least from our end...maybe it's even a bit more for me to bond as I don't get the "privilege" of having this little mooch growing inside me. I figure, once we know, Starbuck becomes He or She instead of The Baby or It. We can attach the name and start using it when talking to baby.

The only benefit to waiting is...ummmm....is....uhhhh, well...I guess it builds character.

Sympathy weight

Got on the scale this morning. Apparently, since Shaundar got pregnant, I have gained....negative 10 pounds.

That's right, suckas...I've actually lost weight. I read that many guys gain "sympathy weight." Not me. I took it right off.

Of course...this could have something to do with being sick for an extended period of time and not really having an appetite. But, whatever.

I think this calls for a beer.

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